For elderly patients after osteotomy can not remove the plate, younger patients or patients with symptoms of plate irritation can choose to remove the plate, usually after two years of surgery to remove, the specific time can be based on patient needs, there is no longer the more difficult to remove the situation. If the plate is completely healed, the bone itself can provide full support and the plate will be useless and the deformity will not recur after removal. You can usually walk with weight immediately after removal of the plate and return to your normal life once the skin wound has healed and the stitches have been removed.